Veltrup and Mastromarino Lead NJIT at Temple

Sunday, October 26th, 2025
Highlander newcomers Paul Veltrup and Fabio Mastromarino led NJIT to an impressive performance at the 2025 Coach Nikki Franke Open hosted by Temple Sunday. Graduate student Paul Veltrup from Grefrath, Germany captured the gold medal in the men's epee competition while ...

Vitali Earns Bronze Medal at 2025 Coach Nikki Franke Open

Saturday, October 25th, 2025
Freshman Asia Vitali earned a third-place finish in the women's epee at the 2025 Coach Nikki Franke Open hosted by Temple Saturday afternoon. Results Vitali from Forli, Italy, was the top finisher on the day for the Highlanders, placing third in the women's epee competition in her colleg...

Passing of Dr. Daljit Singh Ahluwalia

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Dear Highlanders, We are saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Daljit Singh Ahluwalia, who joined NJIT in 1986 as chair of the Department of Mathematics following an extraordinary career at the NYU Courant Institute, where he worked at the forefront of Applied Mathematics with a focus on wav...

Rupak Bhakta - ECE PhD Student of the Month - October 2025

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Rupak Bhakta is a second-year Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, working in the Biophotonics Imaging and Sensing Lab with Xuan Liu. His research focuses on deploying advanced interferometric imaging techniques that enable label-free visualization of cellular and nanoparticle dynam...

Zuniga Selected to America East Preseason All-Conference Team, NJIT Fifth in Poll

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
The America East Conference released the 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll on Monday and NJIT was selected to finish fifth, while senior Alejandra Zuniga was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Zuniga, from Madrid, Spain, is a three-time America East Conference Al...

NJIT Researchers, Ham Radio Operators Partner to Track Impact of Space Weather

Friday, October 17th, 2025
Researchers from four universities, including New Jersey Institute of Technology, are expanding a network of ham radio operators in North America to better track how the earth’s upper atmosphere is impacted by natural phenomena such as geomagnetic storms and lightning. The researchers are also upgr...

NJIT Students Develop Mental Health Side-Effect Tracker Recognized at Pfizer Hackathon

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
Rougly half of patients do not take psychotropic drugs as prescribed, especially those in underserved communities, according to A:Care. To address this, a team of eight Ying Wu College of Computing undergraduate students created "Sidekick," a mental-health side-effect tracker that earned third place...

Pressure Is a Privilege: NJIT Swim Captain Zac Kuzak on Scholarships, Success and Paying It Forward

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
For NJIT undergrad and men’s swim team captain Zachary Kuzak ’26, the clock starts at 5:30 a.m. each day at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center pool, always with one mantra: “pressure is a privilege.” For Kuzak, every second counts — not just in the pool, where he’s chasing universi...

NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient Emergencies

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
Virtual reality expert Erin Truesdell, in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing, is designing a new kind of user interaction technology that could help cancer patients and caregivers prepare for potential complications due to fevers. Truesdell works on the technical challenges inherent in multiple pe...

Swimming and Diving Wins the NJIT Invite for the Third Straight Season

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
The NJIT swimming and diving won the NJIT Invite for the third straight season, finishing with 1,121 points on Saturday at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (BWEC).   Howard placed second with 859.5 points, followed by Villanova (849.5) and Saint Peter's (382).   Mohamed ...